Getting2Alpha Podcast
innovate smarter with expert interviews & advice
Do you want to learn the secrets behind breakthrough hits? Are you ready to look beyond silver bullets, & Skinner boxes–and think like a game designer?
Find out how creative people bring their ideas to life in the Getting2Alpha Podcast.
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The future of work
John Hagel
The future of fintech
Schwark Satyavolu
How to find vision/market fit
Siqi Chen
Tiny Habits and the search for truth
BJ Fogg
The power of playtesting and customer empathy
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom
Invention as a way of life
Jeri Ellsworth
Making media on the cutting edge
David Vogler
Part 2: Innovation Rules
Bob Moesta
Part 1: From nothing to something
Bob Moesta
Training the next generation of game designers
Michael John
Simple, Fun and Useful
Brian Norgard
The subtle art of collaboration
Howard Rheingold
Turning startups into rocketships
Casey Winters
Where behavioral science meets product strategy
Jason Hreha
Beyond story-mapping: the evolution of agile product design
Jeff Patton
The process of radical innovation
Steve Hoffman
The surprising power of failure
Karl Kapp
The art and science of explanation
Lee LeFever
The future of consumer tech investing
Jeremy Liew
Product vision meets collaborative leadership
Merci Victoria Grace
The Power of Passionate Interest Networks
Gina Bianchini
The Dynamics of Online Social Experiences
Josh Elman
The Next Chapter of Design Thinking
Steve Vassallo
The Rise of Transformational Tech
Tim Chang
Outcome-Driven Innovation and Jobs-to-be-Done
Tony Ulwick
Finding Success by Saying NO (to the right things)
Cindy Au
Educating the Next Generation of UX Designers
Jared Spool
Building Communities & Customer Feedback Loops
Jeff Atwood
The Evolution of Social Software
Jim Scheinman
Deep Collaboration & Building Innovative Teams
Jeff Veen
Systems Thinking & Meaningful Challenges
Richard Garriott
Customer research and iterative development
Cindy Alvarez
Cooperative game design
Matt Leacock
Design leadership and experience-driven organizations
Irene Au
Smart prototyping & MVP development
Dan Olsen
Product discovery & re-imagining organizational change
Teresa Torres
Super-powered mental models & the bright future of AR gaming
Mike Sellers
Lean UX & Enterprise Change Management
Jeff Gothelf
The Nature of Gaming
Raph Koster
Whispering bots, crowd-sourced maps & the future of location-based experiences
Dennis Crowley
How to embrace the inevitable technology trends shaping our future
Kevin Kelly
The future of product design involves job stories & system thinking
Paul Adams
Nanodegrees, chatbots, and augmented intelligence: the future of online training
Tony Stubblebine
Design Thinking, Distributed Cognition & OKRs
Christina Wodtke
Why Minecraft summer camp is the next big thing in progressive learning
Mimi Ito
Build better products with smart onboarding and iterative design
Samuel Hulick
Design-led growth hacking & customer development
Laura Klein
Active listening & leaving your world view at the door
Steve Portigal
The emotional side of business
Hiten Shah
Designing Business
Erika Hall
Building innovative games around iconic brands
Jon Radoff
Sharpen your sword as a game designer
Eric Zimmerman
Games, Emotions and Believable Characters
Katherine Isbister
Can a game bring Thoreau's Walden to life?
Tracy Fullerton
High Fashion meets Augmented Reality
Blair Ethington
Indie life, remote collaboration, and the magic of small groups
Dan Cook
Love, desire and submission to ritual
Chelsea Howe
Virtual Reality, transformational gaming, and juggling
Jesse Schell
Social activism, educational games, and how game designers shape the world